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1997 Las Vegas 500K qualifying results Previous race results / Next race results                     Next at this track     Post Indy Racing League race number 2 of 10 Sunday, September 15, 1996 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV 200 laps on a 1.500 mile paved track (300.000 miles) Time of race: 2:36:17 Average speed: 115.171 mph Pole speed: 226.491 mph Cautions: 9 for 83 laps Margin of victory: 1.693 sec Attendance: 68000 Lead changes: 10 Glossary    1997 Indy Racing League results   /   1997 standings

Qualifying results for this race: Rank Driver Nbr Car Time Speed   1   Arie Luyendyk 5 23.842   226.491   2   Tony Stewart 2 24.083   224.225   3   Robby Gordon 50 24.175   223.371   4   Buddy Lazier 91 24.222   222.938   5   Davey Hamilton 14 24.235   222.818   6   Mike Groff 10 24.285   222.359   7   Scott Sharp 1 24.288   222.332   8   Richie Hearn 4 24.378   221.511   9   Roberto Guerrero 21 24.469   220.687   10   Mark Dismore 3 24.577   219.718   11   Johnny O'Connell 6 24.585   219.646   12   John Paul, Jr. 18 24.604   219.477   13   Eliseo Salazar 7 24.808   217.672   14   Tyce Carlson 28 24.828   217.496   15   Robbie Buhl 54 24.967   216.285   16   Buzz Calkins 12 25.001   215.991   17   Johnny Parsons 16 25.017   215.853   18   Michele Alboreto 33 25.100   215.139   19   Jim Guthrie 27 25.120   214.968   20   Johnny Unser 64 25.278   213.624   21   Stan Wattles 30 25.333   213.161   22   Michel Jourdain, Jr. 22 25.398   212.615   23   Affonso Giaffone 34 25.563   211.243   24   Marco Greco 40 25.691   210.190   25   Stephan Gregoire 8 25.717   209.978   26   Brad Murphey 9 26.219   205.958   27   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 51 28.003   192.836   28   J.C. Carbonell 15 29.800   181.208   29   Dave Steele 96     OP: qualified via owners points PC: qualified as past champion PR: provisional QR: via qualifying race * - had to qualify on time Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   Dave Steele (#96-WD)